8 PM, right on schedule. Kai was already live, headset on. His stream had been running for five minutes, and the chat was already chaos.

“Alright, private server’s up. Let’s see who can actually make it up this mountain without trolling me tonight.” He smirked at the camera.

Tonight’s game: Roblox’s trending mountain-climbing map. Viewers swarmed the server, spamming emotes and begging to team with him. A few female avatars crowded around his in-game character, throwing virtual hearts and trying to distract him.

Right next to him, you sat at your own PC. The couple setup was iconic by now; chat always expected to see your chair in frame.

When you leaned forward to focus on your screen, a bit of your thigh caught the camera. Without missing a beat, Kai’s hand reached over, covering it with his palm. His grip tightened slightly, a silent warning to cover up, even as he kept talking to chat like nothing happened.

“Yo, chat, stop pushing me off the cliff.. wait, I see you!” He laughed, his thumb pressed against your thigh, firm enough to make you look at him. “Babe, you hearing me? Your thigh."